Industry News
WA to consolidate six water Acts into one
The Western Australian Government has announced the drafting of the Water Resources Management Bill, claimed by Water Minister Mia Davies to deliver the most significant change to the state's water management framework in more than 100 years. [ + ]
Australia and China to collaborate on green steelmaking
CSIRO's Dry Slag Granulation (DSG) technology, which harvests blast furnace waste and converts it into a new product to make cement, is the focus of an agreement signed between the organisation and the Beijing MCC Equipment Research & Design Corporation (MCCE). [ + ]
Australia and China to collaborate on green steelmaking
CSIRO's Dry Slag Granulation (DSG) technology, which harvests blast furnace waste and converts it into a new product to make cement, is the focus of an agreement signed between the organisation and the Beijing MCC Equipment Research & Design Corporation (MCCE). [ + ]
SUEZ environnement unifies its brands
French-based utility company SUEZ environnement has announced that it will be unifying its 40 different brands in order to speed up the company's development and address the issues of resources. [ + ]
SUEZ environnement unifies its brands
French-based utility company SUEZ environnement has announced that it will be unifying its 40 different brands in order to speed up the company's development and address the issues of resources. [ + ]
The first 6 Star Green Star public building in WA
The City of Gosnells' Mills Park community facility, designed by Hodge Collard Preston Architects and AECOM, has become the first public building in Western Australia to achieve a 6 Star Green Star rating. [ + ]
Infrastructure innovation competition underway for 2015
Participation in the annual innovation competition Smart Seeds, aimed at young professionals focused on solving challenges in the infrastructure industry, is well and truly underway for 2015. [ + ]
The first 6 Star Green Star public building in WA
The City of Gosnells' Mills Park community facility, designed by Hodge Collard Preston Architects and AECOM, has become the first public building in Western Australia to achieve a 6 Star Green Star rating.
[ + ]One Central Park awarded at 'the Oscars of the property world'
One Central Park, the residential tower complex located at the $2 billion Central Park urban village in Sydney's Chippendale, has been named the Best Innovative Green Building at the 2015 global MIPIM Awards. [ + ]
Recycling rare-earth elements from lamps
Chemists from KU Leuven have utilised ionic liquid technology to recycle the metals europium and yttrium from fluorescent and energy-saving lamps. The rare-earth elements can then be directly re-usable in new lamps. [ + ]
Enphase provides power to entertainment centre and EnergyAustralia
Enphase Energy microinverters have begun powering the Adelaide Entertainment Centre and are also now available for EnergyAustralia customers. [ + ]
Australian Ethical membership growing
Superannuation fund Australian Ethical has released its half-year results to 31 December 2014, revealing a continued upward trend of Australians making the shift to ethical investing. [ + ]
DesignBUILD 2015 to feature life cycle assessment seminars
DesignBUILD 2015 will include a series of seminars hosted by the Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society (ALCAS), featuring the latest developments in the fast-growing field of life cycle assessment (LCA) in the built environment. [ + ]
2015 Ethos Global Community Project Grants launched
The Ethos Global Foundation has opened its 2015 Community Project Grants, with the aim of supporting new initiatives that promote sustainable development and encourage social and economic improvements for disadvantaged communities. [ + ]
German offshore wind market off to a strong 2015
Germany Trade & Invest has announced an impressive list of accomplishments in the country's offshore wind market this year, with installations in the North and Baltic Seas making a significant contribution. [ + ]
